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Well, we took it on the road last night and traveled to take on the defending State Champion Golden Bucks.  We did not have school on Friday, so there was a lot of tension in the house.  Coach isn't always the nicest guy to be around on game day.  At least when school is in session, he can focus on school and not football all day.  He actually asked me to leave the house at around 11:30am.  So, I finished up packing and ran some errands...picked up the babes and headed to the loveliest place to spend some time...The Jake.

This beautiful piece of Maine real-estate is owned by my friend Kate.  She bought it last summer and since then this camp has become relaxation center!  She was nice enough to let Coach, babes, and I spend a whole week there while she and her family were celebrating her brothers marriage this summer...it was wonderful!

Being able to spend some time here on Friday before the game was a good way to take my mind off the game too.  I typically have just as much pre-game jitters as Coach does, but I don't let it slip as much as he does.  When I got there, Kate's mother Mary - football game announcer extraordinaire was there as well as Kate's friend Alison.  The poocher was able to run around with Mox and go swimming...one of her favorite pass times.  The babes also enjoys running around and frog hunting as well as sitting on the hammock and sun bathing!  Mary is a wiz in the kitchen and cooked up some chicken pot pie and potatoes...good eats!

Finally we were off to the game...The Golden Bucks have a beautiful field and facility.  This place is a real football school.  The team gets lead up to the field by a police car escort...pretty fancy!  It was a beautiful night for football and it was nice to have a good number of Raider fans there as well as my friends!

I forgot to take pictures at the game...sorry!  I was too busy wheeling the baby up and down the side lines, filling water bottles, and passing out fruit.  We didn't get off to a bad start, but the end result wasn't in our favor.  The final score was 41 to 16.  By half time we hadn't scored and things were looking glum..  However, I was proud of our kids for sticking with it and the sportsman ship that they showed throughout the game.

It's hard when a game doesn't go in your favor.  After a losing game, being in the house after is sometimes pretty tough.  If I thought Coach was cranky before the game, after the game can sometimes be worse.  Although, babes and I spent the night at camp...so by the time we got home today - coach was calmed down.  He had watched the game films a couple times.  He made the notes he needed to make and did the stats.  He remarked that the mistakes they made were fixable, which is a very good thing!  He is looking forward to meeting with the coaches tomorrow at our regular coaches meeting and working the kinks out this coming week in practice.  I would also like to note that he ran the dish washer and made the bed - was nice to come home to a house that was clean-ish!!

I am looking forward to cooking up a storm tomorrow for the meeting...haven't figured out exactly what I am going to make yet, but I am ready to dip into the recipes.  This week is a big week for us.  We start school on Tuesday, so things are going to get hectic...but we can handle it!

Thanks for checking in and checking me out!  Enjoy your Labor Day Weekend!~!